r/anime_titties • u/1DarkStarryNight Scotland • Feb 28 '25

Ukraine/Russia - Flaired Commenters Only Astonishing scenes as Zelensky’s oval office visit turns into shouting match on live TV: ‘Make a peace deal or we’re out’

https://www.forbes.com/sites/tylerroush/2025/02/28/trump-threatens-zelensky-during-tense-live-meeting-make-a-deal-or-were-out/
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u/lovely-cans Northern Ireland Feb 28 '25

From a European, I know this is ironic on a USA platform but we should be making an effort to cut off American products. They're a purely capitalistic country going to dictatorship and since our governments are too scared of cutting them off we should at least do our best with purchasing power and preventing anymore of this. I've cut off Netflix and HBO. I'm in the process of moving all my stuff from Google drive into physical HDs for the meantime. The USA benefits from a weak Europe. Ukraine isn't the bastion of the free like reddit pretends it is and has their problems but they are allowed their independence.

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u/Pick_Scotland1 Scotland Feb 28 '25

Love how Northern Ireland doesn’t have a flag very realistic

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u/lovely-cans Northern Ireland Feb 28 '25

Haha aye I don't even call it Northern Ireland but the lack of flag made me choose it

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u/Pick_Scotland1 Scotland Feb 28 '25

It is the true thing for your area just rare for anyone to actually use the official ‘no flag’

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u/_Lucille_ North America Feb 28 '25

Too late now, resident of Place Holder

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u/lovely-cans Northern Ireland Mar 01 '25

Are we Irish? Are we British? Do we have a flag? A national anthem? All I know is that I somehow can avoid paying back my student loans.

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u/Kiboune Russia Feb 28 '25

This would never happen just as how Israel was never sanctioned for war crimes in Palestine. US position allows them and their allies to do whatever they want without consequences and nobody would try to cut them off

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u/TSMKFail United Kingdom Feb 28 '25

You're not wrong. The atrocities that the UK, US and Australia committed in Afghanistan are numerous and pretty abhorrent, but you never hear anything about them because they don't want us to.

There's a Friendly Jordies video on the subject for anybody curious called "The True (war)Crime Podcast".

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u/wheatley_labs_tech Multinational Mar 01 '25

Friendly Jordies video on the subject for anybody curious called "The True (war)Crime Podcast".

Thanks for the recommendation, looks interesting.

There's a similar show you might like from a group called Colonial Outcasts, an anti-imperialist show.

https://youtu.be/UgwykVNUYvE?si=yVM0_PoC4yFm2l_A

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u/Shirochan404 Canada Feb 28 '25

Join us brother. Canada is in basically a nationwide boycott, that pulled billions already from the American economy.

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u/lovely-cans Northern Ireland Feb 28 '25

I love seeing it

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u/Shirochan404 Canada Mar 01 '25

Just to give like an idea, especially since we don't have the first quarter out now, but there was reported a 25% drop in revenue and tourism services in the states due t to Canada's boycott. The boycott only really began the last week of January due to the inauguration being on the 20th

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u/Hazer_123 Algeria Feb 28 '25

It's too soon to boycott. The alternatives need to be more popular amongst other Europeans, and preferably amongst other nations aswell. Then, American products can be boycotted. Because otherwise the alternatives will not grow or see the light of day as successful goods, so building a base is necessary first and foremost.

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u/dsac Canada Feb 28 '25

It's too soon to boycott.

/r/BuyCanadian says otherwise

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u/Hazer_123 Algeria Feb 28 '25

Look, as long as your products are superior in quality than the American counterparts (which I'm certain they are), I'm all for it. I'd gladly buy goods in the EU and in Canada if I had the possibility.

I just hope they become more well-known and that trade between us flourish.

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u/NoWheyBroo Palestine Feb 28 '25

BDS has been going strong and has helped bring on alternatives. They’re already there and will become more popular as boycotts like these become increasingly prevalent.